经济学人下载:本周政治要闻

1.die from 死于

Forty-thousand children a day die from preventable diseases.
每天有4万个孩子死于本可以预防的疾病。

In a severe winter, wild animals can die from lack of food.
在寒冷的冬天, 野兽可能因为缺乏食物而饿死。

2.take back 收回；取消；拿回

Take back what you said about Jeremy!
收回你说的关于杰里米的话。

Shops are often reluctant to take back unsatisfactory goods.
商店一般都不愿收回顾客不称心的货物。

3.call for 需要；提倡；要求

A call for a vote of no-confidence in the president was rejected.
对总统进行不信任投票的请求被否决。

The Finance Minister has renewed his call for lower interest rates.
财政部长再次呼吁降低利率。

4.responsible for 为…负责，是造成…的原因

I feel partly responsible for the problems we're in.
我觉得应为我们遭遇的问题负部分责任。

Ludlam was responsible for making Ridiculous Theatre something of a cult.
荒诞派戏剧的风靡要归功于勒德拉姆。